Garrett Pendleton

Biography

Garrett is the Vice President and Claims Manager responsible for the direct oversight and management of all products liability and airport claims and lawsuits at AIG Aerospace, as well as select high exposure and complex airline, space and satellite, general and corporate aviation, coverage, bad-faith and arbitration matters. Garrett obtained his B.S., magna cum laude, from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, where he trained as a pilot, and his M.B.A. and J.D., cum laude, from Stetson University.  A licensed attorney in Florida and Georgia, Garrett practiced law for eight years with large international law firms where he defended and tried a myriad of high stakes aviation, insurance and complex commercial lawsuits in state and federal courts across the United States and international tribunals. Prior to entering private legal practice, Garrett spent a year as an intern to The Honorable Elizabeth Kovachevich and The Honorable Paul Pizzo in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida.
 
Before beginning his legal career, Garrett gained a significant background in aviation operations while on active duty in the United States Marine Corps, and subsequently as a civilian working with Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center in support of the National Science Foundation’s United States Antarctic Program.  His global perspective is informed by AIG’s worldwide reach in international aviation, having lived and worked abroad for over a decade in Europe, the Middle East, the South Pacific and Antarctica, and having defended a multitude of international insurers and their insureds in litigation and arbitration proceedings across the globe.

Education

• Advanced graduate work or PhD

Admissions/Licenses

• Bar Admissions: GA, FL
• Licensed Adjuster: GA